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GOOD BOYS, GOOD BOYS: Meet Maywood Police Department's Newest K-9 Officer GOOD BOYS, GOOD BOYS: Meet Maywood Police Department's Newest K-9 Officer
Good Boys, Good Boys: Meet Maywood Police Department's Newest K-9 Officer Driven and focused, yet social and great with people. This is what Maywood Police Officer Chris Nichols says makes Ryker perfect for his job as the newest edition to the department's K-9 unit. The 17-month-old German Shepherd completed training with the NJ Police K-9 Association last week, culminating in dual certifications in K-9 patrol and narcotics detection. Imported from Slovakia by a police K-9 vendor, Ryker is set to begin his career alongside longtime Maywood police K-9 Remi this week. He will be assigned to the patrol division, where a large part of his job will be to aid in pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Full Spit-And-Polish Funeral Set For Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo Full Spit-And-Polish Funeral Set For Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo
Full Spit-And-Polish Funeral Set For Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo The highest level of respect for an officer who gave up his or her life in the line of duty will be paid to Passaic County Sheriff's K-9 Leo, who died Wednesday. Shoes will be shined and hair tucked beneath hats as officers in Class A uniforms assemble for what's known as muster the morning of April 3. A color guard will be part of a large law enforcement turnout. "Taps" will be played. Leo became ill while conducting a search Wednesday and was rushed to an animal hospital, where he passed, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. The 8-year-old German Shepherd "was one of our vetera…

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by Jerry DeMarco